Ward 25 Councillor Marinda Beukes said she is doing everything in her power to get answers from the City of Ekurhuleni as parts of Pomona and Bredell remain without electricity since Friday.

“This is a very bad situation,” said Beukes.

“Residents have lost thousands of rands worth of food, businesses cannot operate, and the saddest part is that our Grade 12 learners cannot study for their final exams.”

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Beukes said she and her Chief Whip were at the Mayor’s office, hoping to get clarity on the cause of the outage and the city’s plan to restore power.

“If not, we will go further,” she said.

She added that she has gone “beyond her duty” to assist residents and continues to push for urgent action.

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“I fully understand what residents are going through and I sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused. Our residents matter to us very much.”

The Kempton Express has requested official comment from the City of Ekurhuleni and will publish updates as soon as new information becomes available.